• Special Report: 2011 Institute for Chief Academic Officers and Chief Advancement Officers - Partners for Academic Excellence
    CIC’s 39th annual CAO Institute brought together for the first time chief academic and chief advancement officers to explore the roles and responsibilities of each other’s work. The Institute, held November 5–8 in St. Petersburg Beach, Florida, once again broke the participation record, with 631 total participants and 434 chief academic and advancement officers. Planned in cooperation with the Council for Advancement and Support of Education, speakers and sessions focused on the challenges and opportunities that academic and advancement officers at independent colleges and universities face as they work together to promote student success at their institutions.

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The 2011 Institute for Chief Academic and Chief Advancement Officers in St. Petersburg Beach, Florida, was planned in cooperation with the Council for Advancement and Support of Education and, once again, broke participation records.
 

 Highlighted Stories

 
  • CIC Announces $6.9 Million Grant from Lilly Endowment
    A new grant from Lilly Endowment Inc.—the largest in CIC’s history—will support a sizable expansion of the Network for Vocation in Undergraduate Education (NetVUE) initiative.
  • Degree Qualifications Profile Consortium Announced
    Twenty-five institutions have been selected to participate in the CIC Degree Qualifications Profile Consortium to test the Lumina Foundation’s Degree Qualifications Profile framework.
  • 2012 State Funds Annual Conference Set for Chicago
    With the theme of “Enhancing Your Impact: A Focus on the Future,” the annual conference for CIC’s State Fund Members in Chicago, Illinois, on April 29–May 1, will provide opportunities for both professional and organizational development for state fund executives and staff members.
  • CIC Benchmarking Reports Show Stable Enrollment Despite Economic Downturn
    CIC’s two benchmarking reports—the Key Indicators Tool (KIT) and Financial Indicators Tool (FIT)—were released in October and July, respectively, and show revealing information about stable enrollment.
  • Speakers Announced for 2012 College Media Conference
    The 26th annual conference will again be held in the nation’s capital at the Fairmont Hotel on June 27–29, 2012. A superb lineup of seasoned journalists will address the theme of “New Realities: Campus Coverage and the Media."
  • CLA Final Report Published
    CIC published in November a final report on the work of the CIC/Collegiate Learning Assessment (CLA) Consortium, Catalyst for Change: The CIC/CLA Consortium, which piloted a way to measure student learning outcomes that is not overly burdensome to colleges and universities.
 

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